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Keynotes on the agentic enterprise and AI in the capital markets, plus the boardroom panel on strategy and competitive advantage, show where AI is creating real value and what belongs in next year’s plan.
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Hyperscaler, enterprise solutions and next-gen innovation showcases, plus the CEO/CIO/CTO panel, put you in the room with the leaders scaling AI across the enterprise.
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Panels on the future workforce and on risk, security and governance take on what every leader has to answer: who is accountable, how teams evolve alongside AI, and how trust is earned.
For the leaders shaping the future of business and AI
Agentic AI isn’t a roadmap item anymore. It’s the org chart, the budget, and the board deck. This is where the people writing that playbook compare notes.Asha Saxena · Founder & CEO, WLDA
2026 Summit Speakers
Asha Saxena is the Founder and CEO of World Leaders in Data and AI, which she built to give data and AI leaders a peer network and a platform for education, community and enterprise engagement. She also leads The AI Factor, connecting leaders across a global network.
Her career spans data, product and business transformation, with a consistent focus on turning insight into action. She began in analytics, where she saw first-hand how hard it is for organizations to convert insight into results, and later moved into senior leadership roles centered on adoption and measurable business impact. In recent years her work has concentrated on AI’s role in enterprise transformation — moving from experimentation to scaled impact, alongside governance, ethics and talent development.
Asha was named to the DataIQ 100 for 2026, which recognizes the most influential people in data and AI across the Americas. Her view is a pragmatic one: effective data and AI depends less on technical sophistication than on alignment, clear communication and disciplined execution.
Danielle Maurici is Global Chief Digital & Technology Officer at Combe Incorporated, where she has led the company’s modernization — building its digital and AI foundation, consolidating technology systems and moving the business onto cloud platforms.
A technology executive with more than 25 years of experience in enterprise transformation, digital innovation and AI-driven growth, Danielle has worked across Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies, startups and consumer brands in beauty, health, wellness, retail and consumer packaged goods. She previously held senior technology roles at Reckitt and The Estée Lauder Companies, focused on analytics, digital commerce and consumer data.
Danielle holds master’s degrees from Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics and the Stevens Institute of Technology. A longtime advocate for women in technology, she serves on the advisory board of World Leaders in Data and AI and is active in mentorship and community service. Her recognitions include the 2024 Global Leadership Award from HMG Strategies and the 2026 CIO of the Year Award from Consumer Goods Technology/Ensemble IQ.
Tara Dziedzic is Head of US Listings at the New York Stock Exchange. With decades of capital markets, relationship management and sales experience, Tara leads a growing team of listings executives across the United States, responsible for C-level relationships with NYSE-listed companies and new business opportunities. Prior to her current role, she served as Head of Business Development for Global Listings and, before that, as Head of Energy & Industrial Capital Markets at the NYSE. Previously, she was a Managing Director in the Global Corporate Client Group at NYSE Euronext, where she built relationships with premier listed companies and prospects. Before joining that group, Tara was a Senior Testing Specialist in NYSE Member Firm Regulation, developing content for industry-wide qualification exams. Earlier in her career, she led operations at Fahnestock & Co. and managed compliance at Cantor Fitzgerald International in London.
Tara graduated magna cum laude from Auburn University and holds a Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School, where she served as Associate Managing Editor of the Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial and Commercial Law. She is admitted to the New York State Bar.
She is an officer and Chair of the Nominating & Governance Committee for Women in Financial Markets, a global nonprofit, and serves on the International Advisory Board for Auburn University’s College of Human Sciences.
Gary Brantley is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of the National Football League, where he leads the technology strategy supporting one of the world’s most recognized and influential sports organizations. With more than two decades of leadership across the private and public sectors, Gary has built a career at the intersection of technology, business transformation, innovation and organizational leadership.
As CIO of the NFL, he oversees a broad technology portfolio spanning enterprise technology, football technology, digital transformation, marketing technology, data, artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
Among his signature accomplishments is the creation of the NFL Technology Innovation Hub, a cross-functional think tank designed to identify, test and operationalize emerging technologies aligned with the league’s strategic priorities. He has also helped establish the NFL’s approach to AI and emerging-technology governance, and has championed the use of artificial intelligence across football, fan engagement, content and enterprise operations. Under his technology leadership, the league has advanced innovations including optical tracking for first-down measurement, AI-enabled fan experiences, global content localization, and new data and technology partnerships.
In 2025, Gary was named to the Forbes CIO Next 50, recognizing technology executives who are reshaping their organizations through innovation and transformation. His career has also earned recognition from organizations and publications including Computerworld, Government Technology, the Center for Digital Education, and the International Society for Technology in Education.
Prior to joining the NFL, Gary served as Chief Information Officer of Beazer Homes and as CIO of the City of Atlanta, where he led major modernization, cybersecurity, smart-city and digital-transformation initiatives. His career has also included technology leadership roles across education and government, as well as earlier experience with organizations including IBM and MCI WorldCom.
He is the author of The Art of Organizational Transformation: 7 Steps to Impact & Influence, which captures his leadership philosophy and provides a practical framework for executives navigating organizational change.
Beyond his professional accomplishments, Gary maintains a deep commitment to his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio, and to creating opportunities for the next generation, remaining actively connected to Youngstown State University and the Youngstown community. Together with his brother and the Brantley family, he established an endowed scholarship through the Youngstown State University Foundation to provide financial assistance to Black and Brown students from the Youngstown community pursuing careers in information technology and law. In December 2024, he returned to Youngstown State as an undergraduate commencement speaker, encouraging graduates to build their lives around three principles that have guided his own journey: purpose, passion and persistence.
Suzanne Brown is the Director of NYSE Board Services, the exclusive candidate network connecting the New York Stock Exchange’s listed companies with exceptional board-ready leaders. In a role that puts her at the intersection of corporate governance, board strategy and executive leadership, Suzanne conducts more than 100 board searches a year — giving her an unparalleled, real-time view of the trends, pressures and priorities shaping boardrooms today.
A trusted partner to CEOs and sitting board directors, Suzanne has built and leads a network of 1,200+ CEO-vetted, board-ready candidates, and since 2019 has successfully placed 60+ professionals on corporate boards. Her depth of experience and unmatched access to governance leadership across industries has made her a sought-after voice on board composition, director readiness and the evolving expectations of the modern board.
A Phi Beta Kappa graduate, Suzanne holds a B.A. in History from the University of Vermont and a J.D. from Cornell Law School.
Sastry Durvasula is Chief Operating Officer and an Executive Committee member at TIAA, leading the company’s enterprise operations and strategic transformation. His organization spans global technology, cybersecurity, client operations, fraud operations, digital and client experience, data, analytics and AI, global capability centers, and shared services.
Sastry and his global team are focused on advancing TIAA’s mission of delivering lifetime income and financially secure retirements for the millions of people it serves. He leads TIAA’s AI strategy, deployment and adoption across the enterprise and its clients, with a focus on rewiring how the company works and how it serves clients. He also oversees business transformation and strategic external partnerships spanning retirement, wealth management and asset management, and serves on the board of TIAA GC India and as a strategic advisor to TIAA Ventures.
Prior to TIAA, Sastry was Global Chief Technology & Digital Officer and Partner at McKinsey & Company, Chief Digital Officer and Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Marsh, and spent 15 years in senior global technology leadership roles at American Express. Across these roles his career has spanned operations, strategy, technology, digital, data and AI, and enterprise transformation. He has also advised Fortune Global 500 companies across financial services, technology and other regulated industries, as well as leading private equity firms.
A long-time advocate for building inclusive workplaces and expanding opportunity, Sastry is executive sponsor of Shine, TIAA’s Business Resource Group for associates with disabilities, caregivers and allies, following two terms as global executive sponsor of Achieve, its BRG for women and allies. He previously served on the board of the global nonprofit Girls in Tech and has championed industry-wide initiatives supporting women in technology, including ReWRITE.
He holds a master’s degree in engineering from the Indian Institute of Science and is credited with 45+ patents. A frequent speaker and contributor to industry, technology and academic forums and publications, he has been recognized with multiple industry honors for technology, digital and business leadership. At the heart of his work is a passion for transforming century-old, iconic companies with the power of technology, data and AI, next-generation operations, reimagined experiences, and people and culture.
An accomplished technology leader with more than 30 years of diverse technology experience, Susannah Greenberg serves as Chief Information Officer for the Americas at L’Oréal. She is also a member of L’Oréal USA’s Management Committee and of the Global IT Management Committee.
In her role, Susannah drives the growth, development and transformation of L’Oréal’s Beauty Tech ambition. She focuses on strengthening consumer experiences by advancing personalized, virtual services and implementing market-leading e-commerce and customer relationship management technologies, while fostering greater accessibility of L’Oréal’s digital channels.
Throughout her 17-year L’Oréal career, Susannah has held roles in IT integration, enterprise architecture and business intelligence, and most recently led the Americas Digital IT and Data team. Before joining L’Oréal in 2008, she led technology architecture, application development and production support of credit trading at Citigroup.
Susannah graduated from Stern College with a BA in Computer Science and from Columbia University with an MS in Computer Science. Her personal interests include family, technology, fitness, volunteering, psychology, history and leadership. She finds every opportunity to mentor and is the executive sponsor for L’Oréal’s internal community group, Women in Tech.
As EVP & Chief Product and Technology Officer, Marianne Johnson leads product, engineering, data science, security and technology at Cox Automotive, including its AI transformation outcomes. She partners with the Cox Automotive executive team to deliver innovative solutions for clients and sustainable growth for the business.
A 37-year FinTech veteran, Marianne has shaped the industry through technology and product innovation.
She was named one of Automotive News’ “100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry” in 2025, one of the top Chief Product Officers in the 2024 CPO Awards presented by Products That Count, and one of the top chief product officers driving business transformation in 2024 by CIO World.
Rashida Jones is the CEO of Uncensored, the fast-growing media company founded by award-winning journalist Piers Morgan, where she oversees global operations and drives audience growth and international expansion through programming, digital distribution, strategic partnerships and live events. Prior to Uncensored, she served as President of MSNBC, leading the organization’s transition to a digital-first, omnichannel model spanning streaming, social video, film, podcasts, newsletters and live events — delivering sustained profitability amid significant industry change. She has also worked as a strategic advisor to global media, sports and technology enterprises on M&A, cross-border transactions and global expansion.
A two-time Emmy winner and recipient of three Edward R. Murrow Awards and the RTDNA 2022 First Amendment Award, Rashida serves on the boards of the Alliance for Women in Media, Hampton University, and the We Are Family Foundation. She is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute and a Fellow of the Knight Center for the Future of News at ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism. She holds a B.A. and an MBA from Hampton University.
April Galda Joyce serves as an independent director of Symetra Financial Corporation, Essent Group, Mereo Insurance and Cedar Trace Advisors, bringing deep governance experience across insurance and reinsurance. Over a career spanning three countries, April has built teams and platforms from the ground up — from launching a top-performing Lloyd’s of London syndicate to founding an MGA platform. She brings broad strategic and operational fluency across commercial, financial, regulatory, risk and people functions.
Most recently, April served as CEO of MGA platform Beat Capital Partners Americas and, before that, held senior leadership roles at Global Atlantic spanning culture, operations and reinsurance — including as Co-CEO of Global Atlantic Re — and at Ariel Re. She began her career at Goldman Sachs, where she was a founding member of the Goldman Sachs Reinsurance Group, the predecessor to Global Atlantic.
April earned her B.S. in Management from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Outside the insurance world, she serves as board chair of CYCLE Kids, a nonprofit bringing cycling, nutrition and STEM education to underserved schools, and is an avid cyclist. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband, Michael.
Denise Leonhard is the General Manager of Zelle®. In this role she oversees the Zelle® business end to end, providing strategic direction, managing product delivery and development, maintaining customer and bank relationships, managing risk and controls, and ensuring financial outcomes.
A seasoned leader in financial services and electronic payments, Denise has a career spanning more than two decades in financial services and fintech. She previously served as General Manager at Venmo, where she played a pivotal role in driving growth and launching a dozen new products. Prior to Venmo, she held several leadership positions at PayPal and American Express.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Denise serves on the boards of directors of Symetra Financial and the Surfrider Foundation.
Dan Mason is a Member of Technical Staff on the Applied AI team at Anthropic, where he works with enterprises putting Claude into production.
He joined Anthropic in 2025 after a career in media and technology leadership spanning ESPN, Shutterstock, People and NBCUniversal.
Shaown Nandi is Vice President of Technology at Amazon Web Services, where he leads technology for AWS Global Sales. His worldwide team works with organizations from startups to the largest enterprises on the technology behind their transformations, with a particular focus on how they adopt AI.
Before AWS he was Chief Information Officer at Dow Jones and Head of Shared Services at News Corp, where he built NewsTech, the shared-services organization that unified IT across News Corp’s business units worldwide and delivered more than $100 million in savings. Earlier he was a global technology executive at IBM, running product development teams in cloud.
Shaown holds a bachelor’s degree and an MBA, both from Cornell University.
Ken Phelan is a founding partner and Chief Technology Officer of Gotham Technology Group. As CTO, Ken oversees Gotham’s services, support, marketing and vendor relationships. Under his guidance, Gotham has earned recognition as an industry leader by several publications and fellow technology leaders.
Before Gotham, Ken held a number of high-ranking positions in technology integration and software development firms. He has been published in numerous technical periodicals and serves on the advisory boards of several major manufacturers.
Ankur Shah is Co-Founder and CEO of Straiker, which he co-founded to secure agentic AI. A cybersecurity leader and entrepreneur, he has a track record of building and scaling security products.
He was previously SVP & GM of Prisma Cloud at Palo Alto Networks, where he grew the business from a single module into a code-to-cloud CNAPP platform, expanding its customer base and increasing revenue 50x over five years. Before that he led product development at RedLock, CipherCloud and Symantec, with work spanning cloud security, data loss prevention and AI-powered threat detection.
Natalia Shuman is President and Chief Executive Officer of MISTRAS Group, Inc., which she joined in 2025. She brings more than two decades of leadership experience, built largely in the testing, inspection and certification industry.
Before MISTRAS, Natalia was Executive Vice President at Eurofins Scientific and a member of its Group Operating Council, where she led more than 12,000 employees and drove growth strategy, operational excellence and strategic value creation. Earlier she served as CEO of Bureau Veritas North America, where she is credited with significant growth and transformation, a more diversified and resilient business model and stronger brand recognition across the region. Prior to that she led international business operations at Kelly Services, the global staffing and HR outsourcing company.
A vocal advocate for diversity and inclusion, Natalia has been recognized by a number of prominent organizations. She holds a dual MBA from Columbia Business School and London Business School.
Chris Williams is a Director and GTM AI Tech Lead at Google, working as a client partner across the software and internet sector.
A long-standing figure in the developer community, he created JSConf and RobotsConf and helped establish NodeConf and CSSConf. He is the author of node-serialport, the library that lets JavaScript developers communicate directly with hardware, and started the NodeBots and NodeCopter events that bring software developers together with hardware projects.
Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science with a minor in mathematics and a master’s in computer science and applications, both from Virginia Tech.
Cyber, fraud, physical security and operational resilience threats have converged — and most organizational structures haven’t kept pace. Larry Zelvin’s career has focused on managing risks that cross traditional organizational boundaries: cybersecurity, fraud and financial crimes, physical and executive security, operational resilience, technology risk and crisis management. Across global financial institutions and the U.S. government, he has operated where security, risk and business decisions meet, helping leaders understand how seemingly separate vulnerabilities and dependencies can combine into enterprise risk.
At BMO Financial Group, as Executive Vice President, Larry created a global Financial Crimes organization with responsibilities spanning cybersecurity, fraud, physical and executive security, crisis management and non-financial risks. He navigated intense regulatory scrutiny, including through BMO’s $16 billion Bank of the West acquisition, and advises internal and external senior leaders on emerging threats including AI-enabled attacks, third-party risks, quantum computing, drones, and the convergence of virtual and physical threats.
At Citi, as Managing Director and Global Head of Cyber Security, he built three 24/7 global cyber and fraud fusion centers, integrating 17 geographically dispersed teams within a complex, highly regulated global financial institution. He also led highly technical teams spanning data science, quantitative analysis, cyber threat hunting, intelligence, machine learning, technology-enabled exercises and crisis management.
Earlier, Larry served in senior U.S. government leadership roles focused on national security and crisis management, including Senior Director for Response at the White House and Director of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center at the Department of Homeland Security, and as a U.S. Naval officer and aviator at the Department of Defense.
A frequent speaker and commentator, he is regularly sought out by CEOs, boards, regulators, senior government leaders and the media for perspective on complex security risks and emerging threats. He has also served on executive advisory boards for Forescout, Rubrik, Zendesk and the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.
Technology Showcase Speakers
Rachel Laycock is Chief Technology Officer at Thoughtworks, where she is responsible for developing and communicating the company’s technology strategy and vision. She joined Thoughtworks as a developer in 2010 and has since taken on increasingly complex client problems around the world, working in the UK, Germany, India, Australia and the US.
Based in the US since 2014, Rachel most recently served as Global Managing Director of Enterprise Modernization, Platforms and Cloud. She speaks regularly at technology conferences and works with the Technical Advisory Board to produce the Thoughtworks Technology Radar, published twice a year.
Originally from the North of England, Rachel lives in Delaware with her husband and two children.
Naveen Gattu is Chief Growth Officer at Straive, a global leader in operationalizing data and AI for enterprises, where he leads the growth agenda across its data engineering, analytics and AI practices. He co-founded Gramener, the AI-led data science and visual analytics firm acquired by Straive, and as its Chief Operating Officer built the delivery organization and scaled its data storytelling practice — the discipline of turning dense analysis into something decision-makers can act on. Naveen brings more than two decades of experience across business operations, analytics and technology transformation, and was named an honoree of NJBIZ’s inaugural Executive Excellence Awards in 2025.
Kim Liebert is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of TEKLEIGH, a leading provider of technology and management consulting services. She has more than 30 years of leadership experience, and has grown the firm around a simple premise: serve clients at the highest level, with customer service and client retention as the measure of success.
Her expertise spans advisory services, assessments, strategic target operating model development and implementation services, and she has delivered large-scale programs for Fortune 500 companies and private equity firms across a wide range of industries. As a leader she fosters an open, creative culture built on continuous learning, empowering her team to lead, iterate quickly and solve problems together.
Kim serves on a corporate board and works with several nonprofit organizations advancing STEM education and the inclusion of underrepresented communities, and is an advocate for diversity and inclusion in technology. She holds a B.S. in Accounting from Northwestern State University and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). Outside work she enjoys the outdoors, reading and travel with her family.
Next Wave of AI Speakers
Colin Bell is an Applied AI Strategist at Thread AI, where he works with enterprises putting the company’s Lemma platform into production.
Thread AI was founded by former Palantir product and engineering leads and builds composable infrastructure that lets organizations design, run and govern AI workflows across systems that were never built to work together.
Ashish Kapoor is Co-Founder and CEO of General Robotics, where he is building foundation models that let robots be trained far faster than conventional approaches allow.
General Robotics works on physical AI for manufacturing and logistics, and in 2026 attracted investment from Accenture to advance AI-powered robotics in those sectors.
Oz Katz is Co-Founder and CTO of lakeFS, the open-source project from Treeverse that brings Git-like version control to data lakes — letting teams branch, commit and roll back data the way they already do with code.
He is a regular speaker at open-source and data engineering conferences on managing data as code and on reproducibility in data and AI pipelines.
Tom Keenan leads financial services at Blitzy, working with banks, insurers and asset managers adopting autonomous software development.
Blitzy’s platform coordinates large numbers of AI coding agents working in parallel to build and modernize enterprise applications, compressing work that would otherwise occupy engineering teams for months.
Alex Lisle is Chief Technology Officer at Reality Defender, where he leads the engineering behind the company’s deepfake detection platform and its work scaling that detection globally.
He joined Reality Defender in 2025, bringing a career that runs from video games through cybersecurity — a combination he has described as unusually well suited to spotting synthetic media.
David Tepper is the Co-Founder and CEO of Ascerta, an enterprise AI management platform that helps organizations measure what AI is worth, not just what it costs, by tracking adoption across people, teams and tools and tying it to business ROI. Ascerta recently raised an $18M Series A led by Dell Technologies Capital and works with enterprises including Atos and Wipro.
Before founding Ascerta, David spent 19 years at Microsoft, where he led generative AI strategy for internal use across the Azure division and represented Microsoft in briefing members of the US Congress and United Nations delegations on AI.
Summit Agenda
Danielle MauriciAsha SaxenaFounder & CEO · WLDATara DziedzicHead of US Listings · New York Stock Exchange
Shaown NandiVice President, Technology · Amazon Web Services (AWS)Dan MasonMember of Technical Staff, Applied AI · AnthropicChris WilliamsDirector, GTM AI Tech Lead · Client Partner, Software & Internet · GoogleMarianne JohnsonEVP & Chief Product and Technology Officer · Cox AutomotiveSuzanne BrownDirector, Board Services · New York Stock ExchangeDenise LeonhardGeneral Manager · ZelleNatalia ShumanPresident & CEO, Board Director · MISTRAS GroupApril Galda JoyceIndependent Director · Symetra & Essent GroupGary BrantleySVP & Chief Information Officer · National Football LeagueSastry DurvasulaChief Operating Officer · TIAASusannah GreenbergChief Information Officer, Americas · L’OréalRashida JonesChief Executive Officer · Uncensored · Former President, MSNBC
Rachel LaycockChief Technology Officer · ThoughtworksNaveen GattuChief Growth Officer · StraiveKimberly LiebertFounder & Chief Executive Officer · TEKLEIGH
Ashish KapoorCo-Founder & CEO · General RoboticsOz KatzCo-Founder & CTO · lakeFSDavid TepperCo-Founder & CEO · AscertaAnkur ShahCo-Founder & CEO · StraikerLarry ZelvinEVP, Financial Crime & Head, Security Advisory · BMO Financial GroupKen PhelanFounding Partner & CTO · Gotham Technology Group
Alex LisleChief Technology Officer · Reality DefenderColin BellApplied AI Strategist · Thread AITom KeenanFinancial Services Lead · Blitzy2025 Summit Highlights
WLDA Awards Gala
The WLDA Awards recognize the enterprises and executives translating data and AI investment into real business outcomes, honored each year across the Enterprise, C-Suite Leadership, and Premier tiers.
Winners will be announced at the WLDA Gala Night on October 30, 2026, the celebration that closes out Summit day.
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